LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Sheriff’s Office will hold its next citizens’ academy beginning at the end of May, and the program director reported that spots are still available for interested community members.
The academy will begin on May 31, and will take place from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursdays through Sept. 1, when the graduation ceremony will take place, according to Lt. Corey Paulich.
Topics will include the history of the office of the sheriff; the selection and training process for new employees; field training program; central dispatch operations; the role and responsibilities of the uniformed deputy; gang enforcement; criminal investigations; crime scene investigations; elder abuse investigations; sex crimes investigations; jail operations; use of force; marine patrol services; narcotics investigations; the civil process; coroner’s investigations; press relations; tactical (SWAT/SERT) operations; school resource deputy; search and rescue operations; K-9 enforcement; internal affairs investigations; marijuana investigations; the sheriff’s chaplain program; the judicial process in the courtroom; and the budget process.
Applications must be received no later than May 12.
There is no cost to those attending the academy, however, applicants must meet the following minimum qualifications:
• Resident or employment in Lake County.
• At least 18 years of age.
• No felony convictions.
• No misdemeanor convictions within three years.
• Able to attend all fourteen sessions.
More information can be located by going to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Web site, www.lakesheriff.com.
Click on the “Summer 2017 Citizens’ Academy” link. There you will find information about the academy, along with application and instructions.
Class size is limited to 25 students and is filling up. For additional information, contact Lt. Paulich at 707-262-4200.
Spaces still available for upcoming Sheriff's Office Citizens' Academy
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